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Team Smith & Wesson Starts Off 2010 Season With Three Divisional Titles

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (February 26, 2010) – Smith & Wesson Corp., announced that Team Smith & Wesson members earned three division titles during the first matches of the 2010 competitive season. Leading the team to a fast start were teammates Craig Buckland, Gordon Carrell and Jeff Degracia who won division titles in both International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) regional events.

Cavalry Arms Corporation and its owner Shawn Michael Nealon, 38, of Mesa Arizona., pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Illegal Sale by a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer to an Out-of-State Resident, in federal district court in Phoenix. Cavalry Arms Corporation and Nealon have also agreed to surrender their federal licenses to sell firearms. “Selling to out-of-state residents has been illegal since 1968, we are enforcing federal firearms laws that have been on the books for over 40 years,” said John A. Torres, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Los Angeles Field Division.

Sabre Defence

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –(AmmoLand.com)- Federal agents from the Nashville field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have searched the Nashville factory of military weapons manufacturer Sabre Defence Industries.

New Product Announcements From GLOCK, Inc.

at 2010 SHOT Show Las Vegas, NV, January 19, 2010:
GLOCK, Inc. has unveiled new pistols at the 2010 SHOT Show in Las Vegas – the GLOCK 22 Gen4 and GLOCK 17 Gen4. The GLOCK 22 Gen4 in .40 caliber and GLOCK 17 Gen4 (Generation 4) in 9×19 are featured in the #14049 GLOCK booth this week.

Smith & Wesson

announced today the introduction of company’s newest line of firearms designed for personal protection – the Smith & Wesson BODYGUARDS. The BODYGUARD 380 semi-automatic pistol and BODYGUARD 38 revolver have been designed in conjunction with Insight Technology®, a leader in the laser optics field, to offer consumers a new and uniquely engineered, lightweight, self-defense firearm with built-in laser sights.

LONDONDERRY, NH (November, 2009) Insight Technology, the world’s leading provider of tactical lasers, illuminators and thermal imaging equipment, has been named the title sponsor of the monthly International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) matches held in Southern California at the ISI Ranges in Piru. The 2010 matches will be called the Insight Technology IPDA Series and are open to all competitors.